It doesn't matter if you have defenders on an ELC as long as you have enough talent on your team that is on ELC then everything should be fine.

Right now we have many forwards on elc's and gus on d. That is fine. But you constantly need to refill the pipeline and keep pumping these guys out to replace the ones that that demand more money.

It does matter, but what ever. We do have forwards on ELCs but if you want to think not being able to have good defenseman/goalies on cheap contracts that's fine. Gus is not that good and has only been 'up' for half the games, and mostly was 3rd pairing so he doesn't really qualify.